If you earn your bread doing a particular job or activity, you earn your money doing it. [informal] ⇒ There's not a living soul in Colorado who doesn't depend for his bread on silver.

4. verb [usu passive]

If food such as fish or meatis breaded, it is covered in tiny pieces of dry bread called breadcrumbs. It can then be fried or grilled. [beV-ed] ⇒ It is important that food be breaded just minutes before frying.

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noun

(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, breakfast) Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and usually yeast. ⇒ He wants a ham and salad sandwich on brown bread. ⇒ We bake our own bread using good quality flour. ⇒ Do not put a whole loaf of bread on the table, just slices.